somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
society; the world; the times
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
constitutionalism; Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
form of government; system of government; polity
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
respect for one's elders; harmony among siblings
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
butcher specializing in beef; dealer in beef; beef-hotpot restaurant
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
return; conclusion; reduction
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to say; to be called; to do
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; merely; but; no more than
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone